Multiservice communication device with logical control channel

摘要

A multiservice communication device includes a plurality of transceivers that wirelessly transceive network data with a corresponding plurality of networks in accordance with a corresponding plurality of network protocols, wherein at least one of the plurality of transceivers further transceives control channel data with a remote management unit contemporaneously with the network data via a logical control channel carried using the corresponding one of the plurality of network protocols, wherein the control channel data includes local control data sent to the management unit and remote control data received from the management unit. A processing module processes the remote control data and generates a least one control signal in response thereto, the at least one control signal for adapting at least one of the plurality of transceivers based on the remote control data.

主权项

1. A multiservice communication device comprising:
a plurality of transceivers that transceive network data with a corresponding plurality of networks in accordance with a corresponding plurality of network protocols including a wireless local area network protocol and a cellular voice and data protocol, wherein at least one of the plurality of transceivers further transceives control channel data with a remote management unit via a logical control channel carried using the corresponding one of the plurality of network protocols, wherein the remote management unit is coupled to the plurality of networks, wherein the control channel data includes local control data sent to the remote management unit and remote control data received from the remote management unit that is generated based on network resource data from the plurality of networks and further in response to the local control data; and a processing module, coupled to the plurality of transceivers, that processes the remote control data and generates at least one control signal in response thereto, the at least one control signal for adapting at least one of the plurality of transceivers based on the remote control data to control a communication handoff of the multiservice communication device from a first network of the plurality of networks to a second network of the plurality of networks.